Cleavers is actually a very pretty plant especially when it has something to help prop it up such as the chainlink fence in this photo. Its foliage is such a refreshing green and its leaf arrangement is nice. See my comments about its uses as an herbal remedy and be amazed.
by htop Mar 4, 2004 7:30 PM
Note the hooks on the square stem and the toothed margins on the leaves; its name is well-deserved
by Terry Apr 3, 2003 6:51 PM
Goosegrass as a weed in Morwell National Park, Victoria, Australia, where it is unfortunately very common!
by kennedyh Apr 3, 2003 7:54 PM
This image was taken in late Feburary, and it is already a very established plant.
by melody Mar 7, 2005 6:43 PM
Very young vine, late Feburary, West KY
by melody Mar 6, 2005 6:43 PM
flowers of the Galium aparine, early April, west KY
by melody Apr 16, 2005 2:36 PM
Ripening seed pods of Galium aparine, Sticky Willie, mid May, west KY
by melody May 19, 2005 9:49 PM
Goosegrass in Morwell National Park in Victoria, Australia, November 1990
by kennedyh Sep 9, 2006 5:55 PM
Goosegrass in Victoria, Australia, December 1985
by kennedyh Sep 9, 2006 5:57 PM
I searched and searched to find what this weed was because it caused a horrible sick reaction.
by Brokentia Jun 30, 2007 2:59 AM
Seriously, don't touch this plant. It causes horrible itching, burning, and hives!
by Brokentia Jun 30, 2007 3:00 AM
Sticky willy in December, still going strong after many freezes.
by texasflora_com Dec 30, 2009 3:31 PM
The tiny flowers, so small they are very difficult to photograph in habitat. This was a small piece brought back to photograph under better conditions.
by DMersh Jul 22, 2012 1:19 PM
Showing how small the flowers are.
by DMersh Jul 22, 2012 1:19 PM
A common weed here in NZ - used to be used for stuffing mattresses!
by RosinaBloom Sep 9, 2014 8:59 AM
In flower in late November
by RosinaBloom Jan 14, 2018 7:23 PM
Late September uncultivated roadside in Waihi, NZ
by RosinaBloom Sep 27, 2021 1:37 AM